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From: jim@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick)
Subject: Re: AT&T sues BSDI
Message-ID: <jim.712885425@oinker>
Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara
References: <118@netwrk.UUCP> <1992Jul27.140005.23776@ryptyde.cts.com> <jim.712278251@piggy> <150209@mbf.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1992 23:43:45 GMT
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In <150209@mbf.UUCP> fmt@mbf.UUCP (Mike Trimberger) writes:
>In article <jim.712278251@piggy> jim@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) writes:
>>More directly, I am not upgrading from Esix 4.0.3a to Esix 4.0.4.
>>I don't know how much in the way of licensing USL loses from this,
>>but it's probably substantial.
>Maybe you could 'upgrade' to SCO 8-).
Yeah right...
>I myself am using _Coherent_ from Mark Williams Corp. And the Co where
>I work is also looking into it (as soon as they get networking). Actually
>most of our customers could use Coherent as is exists today - and no $'s
>go into ATT pockets. The only problem is that MWC doesn't disclose any
>of their source. But for $99, what do you expect.
Unfortunately, I am also boycotting Mark Williams Corp. as they hold a
patent on the method of swapping bytes for translation between devices
of different endians. I was previously a Coherent owner until their
patent was approved.
If this lawsuit is successful (for USL) then the only viable OS I would
use is Linux. At least until USL gets around to squashing it too.
Ya know, maybe if the suit fails, the Regents could sue AT&T for pain
and suffering and solve our budget crisis. I also note that the governor
is a Regent. Maybe California could switch long distance providers for
all state offices currently using AT&T. That'd be fun. >:)
Jim Lick
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